By Jonny Turner Veteran pacer Alexy wrote a record into the final chapter in the history of Forbury Park with his fast finishing win at the track yesterday. The Waikouaiti trained 11-year-old became the most experienced winner at the Dunedin course and any other track across New Zealand when he clinched victory in race 5 with a late dive. Already New Zealand’s most experienced harness horse, Alexy extended his own record as the country’s most experienced winner when scoring in his 318th start. The evergreen pacer previously clinched the record…
Month: April 2021
Tornado Valley poised to top million dollars in earnings
By Adam Hamilton Not since the opening night of its current track almost 43 years ago has Geelong hosted such a potentially significant trotting moment. It was September 20, 1978 when Geelong’s Beckley Park opened the incomparable Maori’s Idol stole he show by winning the feature trot. It was one of his 40 wins from just 46 career starts. Now Victoria’s modern-day trotting champion, former Kiwi gelding Tornado Valley, is poised to give Beckley Park another historic moment. Tornado Valley, the 10-time Group 1 winner and former Inter Dominion champion,…
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Youth sets ‘course’ for bright future
Amid the excitement of the first meeting of the new season being held at Lang Lang this Sunday, the future of coursing in Victoria appears to be in the best and brightest of hands. Each of the three coursing clubs, Benalla, Lang Lang and Longwood, has appointed a Young Trainer Representative to their committees, with the aim of providing a sounding board for the National Coursing Association of Victoria (NCA) Executive and to assist with promoting coursing, especially among other young trainers. “During the off-season we tried to involve as…
Superstar Simon Told Helen passes away
It was to be a ‘comeback’ to rival Dame Nellie Melba but, tragically, it never eventuated. Superstar Simon Told Helen was on the verge of a sensational return to racing. The reigning Australian Greyhound of the Year hadn’t raced since finishing third to Ebby Infrared in the Listed ‘The Collerson’ (520m) at Wentworth Park on January 23, just three days shy of his third birthday. Simon Told Helen was retired to stud, but fertility issues paved the way for an unexpected comeback. He was recently sent ‘north’ by his owners,…
Montana D J thriving ahead of Cambridge test
By Joshua Smith, Harness News Desk He has already won one Group One race in his short career and now smart juvenile Montana DJ is marching on to try and add a few more to his burgeoning record in the coming months. The Gr.1 Garrards NZ Sires’ Stakes 2YO Final and Gr.1 Harness Jewels 2YO Emerald are firmly on the radar and he will continue his preparation towards those targets in the Garrard’s Sires’ Stakes (Heat 2) Mobile Pace (1700m) at Cambridge Raceway on Thursday. The son of Captaintreacherous won…
2021 Tancred Stakes Winner Sir Dragonet Goes to Queen Elizabeth
The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Cox Plate hero Sir Dragonet posted his first win since last October relishing the inside alley and a quick back-up in the Tancred Stakes 2021 results. Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet returned to form with a big win in the 2021 Tancred Stakes in Sydney. Photo: Steve Hart. Camelot five-year-old Sir Dragonet went around fourth-up in the Group 1 $1.5 million Tancred Stakes (2400m) on the seven day turnaround following his fourth behind last year’s Tancred champion Verry Elleegant in the Group 1 Ranvet…
Harmony Rose Ready to Bloom in Vinery Stud Stakes 2021
Mark Newnham’s talented young filly Harmony Rose looks in an excellent position to return to winning form coming back against her own sex in this weekend’s Group 1 $500,000 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill Gardens. VRC Oaks winner Personal is one of the dangers in 2021 Vinery Stud Stakes betting in Sydney on Saturday. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos. Last start the three-year-old daughter of Glass Harmonium took on the boys in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) and was excellent running third behind Lion’s Roar over the mile on…
‘Little’ Libertini Steals The Show At Hawkesbury
Ron Quinton trained De An Andretti won on debut at Hawkesbury. The full sibling to multiple Group 2 winner Libertini has made her presence felt with an eye-catching debut victory at Hawkesbury on Wednesday. The Ron Quinton-trained De An Andretti lived up to her bloodlines, producing a barnstorming finish to snatch victory by 0.3 lengths. The daughter of I Am Invincible gave Andrew Adkins his second win since returning from a long list of injuries suffered in a race fall last year. After some troubles at the start, Adkins steered…
In The Right Mood Pays Dividend At Bendigo
I Am In The Mood ridden by Craig Williams wins the 2YO Maiden Plate at Bendigo. (Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) A trip to the Cranbourne trials to partner the Danny O’Brien-trained two-year-old I Am In The Mood has paid a winning dividend for Craig Williams at Bendigo. The victory in Wednesday’s Bet365 Racing Refunds Plate (1100m) put Williams in a brighter mood after his children flooded a bathroom in the family home on Tuesday night. Success on I Am In The Mood may not have been enough to fully recover any…